Contribution Guide

[Joe Darcy]

On 1/10/2021 2:20 PM, David Holmes wrote:
> Hi Sebastian,
>
> On 11/01/2021 12:28 am, Sebastian Stenzel wrote:
>> Hi all,

[snip]


>
>> Furthermore, should I just open the PR will some bot trigger the 
>> review process? Or should I discuss it on the corresponding mailing 
>> list _before_ creating the PR?
>
> The PR will trigger the review process, but you can also discuss prior 
> to the PR if desired.
>
In many cases discussion prior to the PR is beneficial and recommended 
as the actual coding is often only a small portion of the work involved 
in updating the JDK. Other concerns include deciding if the approach is 
reasonable given the compatibility constraints of the JDK, etc.

HTH,

-Joe